The silliness of the precautionary principle

The precautionary principle was dreamed up by eco-warriors as a way to thwart wicked corporates. It was always, if you think about it, a slightly silly concept, since it puts people in the impossible position of having to prove a negative. Now though – see above clip – those scheming capitalists have turned the notion back on its authors. The main winners, as usual, are Brussels regulators.